Hippogryph

Armed, with two animals,

Power, never discovered,

Wings, broad and proud,

We shall not disturb them.

Hippogryphs are half eagle, half horse. Their cousins, the griffins, are half eagle, half lion. They are the prey of many creatures, but they are also the predators to many creatures. They are much like their cousins, only a little stronger when it comes to combat.

Appearance

Hippogryphs are a cross type creature. Being half horse and half eagle allows them to have both characteristics. They have two front eagle legs, equipped with four talons on their yellow feet. The hind legs are the legs of a horse. Their shiny hooves are like diamonds, unbreakable. They are usually silver-grey in colour, with black dot-lines across the body. They have rather small beaks compared to the rest of their body. They eyes of a hippogryph has the same quality as an eagles’. They are very good at sighting prey and predators. They have a white under back, with some barbs. Their grey, broad wings are exceptionally groomed; they take quite good care of their feathers, which is why they hate losing feathers. Their wings are very large compared to their body, allowing them to fly at great speeds without stopping.

Size Hippogryphs are quite large; larger than their cousins, the griffins. They can grow up to twenty metres in height and thirty-four metres in length. They are quite heavily built, because they have a fair bit of muscles. They weigh up to sixty tonnes.

Abilities

Hippogryphs are rock types. They are able to split themselves to rock, smashing itself to the prey, killing it before they reform again. They are also ghost type creatures. They can fade away and be invisible, although a little bit still shows.

Habitat

Hippogryphs live in the Albion Central Woodlands, where they prey on green hornets and unicorns. They are sometimes too big to go to the centre of the woods, which is why they have to be on the perimeters, making them vulnerable to dragons and other predators who favour hippogryphs. They sometimes congregate with griffins, purely for protection from each other. They like to travel to other continents by flying or walking. The biggest treats to hippogryphs are the dragons, never satisfied until they have killed and eaten a hippogryph.

Hunting

Hippogryphs hunt unicorns and green hornets. They like to use their aerial ace attacks to swipe prey with air. They also break themselves up to large chunks of rocks and throw them to the victim, before reforming to themselves again. Hippogryphs like to trick the prey first, by fading into invisibility, then cracking their wind pipe. Hippogryphs always aim for the neck and head. They usually twist the head or crack the neck, not allowing the victim to breathe.

Element

Hippogryphs are part ghost and rock type creatures. They use their elemental powers to defeat preys and predators.